1.
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi
; 39(9): 668-71, 2001 Sep.
Article
in Japanese
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11729686
ABSTRACT
A 47-year-old woman was admitted for examination of massive right pleural effusion on chest radiography, together with chief complaints of dry cough and body weight loss. Exudative effusion was aspirated by thoracentesis, revealing many lymphocytes and a high level of adenosine deaminase. Thoracoscopy with local anesthesia was performed. Elevated white lesions and miliary nodules were observed, and these lesions were examined by thoracoscopic biopsy, leading to a diagnosis of malignant lymphoma. Treatment with chemotherapy (THP-COP) resulted in partial remission. Thoracoscopy with local anesthesia in cases of pleural effusion with malignant lymphoma can be a safe and useful procedure for diagnosis.
Subject(s)
Lymphoma, B-Cell/diagnosis , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/diagnosis , Pleural Effusion, Malignant/etiology , Thoracoscopy , Anesthesia, Local , Female , Humans , Lymphoma, B-Cell/complications , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/complications , Middle Aged
2.
Naika
; 19(1): 158-60, 1967 Jan.
Article
in Japanese
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6060635